TSC: Primary School Teachers (Job Group C1) Lead in Career Stagnation.
The highest number of teachers experiencing stagnation in the same job group are from primary schools, with 82,524 teachers currently stuck in Job Group C1.
According to Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Chief Executive Officer Nancy Macharia, promoting this group alone would require Sh16.7 billion. She reported this while appearing before the Education Committee of Parliament, chaired by Vice Chairperson and Kasipul MP Eve Obara.
Macharia told the committee that more than 178,000 teachers have remained in the same job group for over three years. The lack of funding for promotions has left their professional growth uncertain. She emphasized that the TSC has been making efforts to shift teachers through their roles but continues to face financial challenges.
The commission is now requesting Sh35.5 billion from the government to facilitate promotions to senior positions. This amount covers various job groups, indicating the widespread impact of the funding shortfall.
For instance, 20,773 teachers from primary, junior secondary, secondary, and teacher training colleges (TTC) in Job Group C5 require Sh6.6 billion for promotions. So far, only 6,310 of them have been moved up. In Job Group C3, 40,540 teachers are still waiting, with Sh5.3 billion required to promote them. Additionally, 12,362 teachers in Job Group C4 remain behind after 19,038 were advanced, and an extra Sh2.2 billion is needed.
In Job Group D1, 4,808 teachers are pending promotion, which would cost Sh866 million, after 6,570 were already promoted. Another 179 teachers are stuck in Job Group D2, with a promotion budget of Sh39 million, following the advancement of 1,905 others.
In Job Group D3, 5,656 teachers require Sh984 million to be promoted, adding to the 6,922 already promoted. For Job Group D4, 700 teachers need Sh214 million, with 886 already advanced. Meanwhile, Job Group D5 has 408 teachers still waiting, even after 288 were promoted.
Over the past three years, the TSC received only Sh2 billion as an additional promotion budget. During this period, 151,611 teachers were promoted—75,090 through common cadre promotions and 76,521 through competitive processes. The gender distribution shows that 55,902 male teachers were promoted compared to 40,685 female teachers.
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Macharia pointed out that female teachers had disproportionately stagnated in Job Groups C4, C3, and C5. In primary schools, 24,436 teachers were promoted, while post-primary institutions saw 30,112 promotions.
The TSC has also been working to ensure inclusivity by implementing a policy directive that mandates at least 5 per cent representation of teachers with disabilities in every promotion cycle. Macharia noted that this move aligns with the national disability inclusion frameworks.
TSC: Primary School Teachers (Job Group C1) Lead in Career Stagnation.
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